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$3-- If just one kid comes home from school determined not to covet his neighbor's ox, that will more than make up for his utter ignorance of science and history.
None of these reforms pleased the Russians and Prussians, who continued to covet Polish territory.
10) Thou shalt not covet.
Bell examines this question, but phrases it in terms of "envy," writing, "Democracy is by nature contentious because men constantly covet what other men have ... the result is often--in Nietzsche's term--ressentiment or envy, anger, and hatred towards those at the top."
Indignant critics accuse Kelley of purveying unsubstantiated rumors, "the sorts of secrets only supermarket tabloids covet" (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). Others yawn at Kelley's gossip, including speculation that, as a newlywed, Queen Elizabeth was sex-crazed.